IT Graduate Apprenticeship

**IT Graduate Apprenticeship - Distribution**

**Location**: Perth, Scotland

**Salary**: circa £21,795 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

**Working Pattern**: Permanent | Full Time

**Start date**: September 2024

**What is the Role?**

This is an exciting 4-year development programme where at the end you’ll attain a **BSc** (Hons) in IT Management for Business via Dundee University.** The programme offers a mixture of on-the-job training where you will gain exposure to key areas of our business enabling you to gain a rounded, in-depth understanding of fundamental principles, techniques, technologies, and workplace behaviours. As part of this exciting programme, you will also attend Dundee University on day release to complete the academic element of your programme. It's not just a technical scheme; more about learning how we use technology to support the business and our customers.

Upon successful completion of the programme, we intend to offer you a permanent role in our Real Time Systems team where you’ll contribute to the changing face of technology within our industry.

Our Real Time Systems team provides a system design, project delivery and system support service for the Operational Applications that are used by our Network Management Centres to monitor and manage the Electricity Distribution Networks.

As a full member of the Resource team you will work on small and large projects and provide day to day support services for our Operational Applications. You will be part of a rota providing 24/7 support for critical national infrastructure.

**What do I need?**

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
**About our Business**

SSEN Distribution powers 3.8 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 3,500 people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital to achieving net zero. By enabling a smarter, more resilient electricity network we're ensuring our local communities continue to receive the power they need, both now and in the future. We are consistently investing and innovating to improve network resilience and future-proof power supplies for life's changing demands, from rolling out large scale EV charging schemes to supporting small community generation projects.

**What's in it for you?**

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

**Next Steps**

**About our Business**

SSEN Distribution powers 3.8 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 3,500 people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital to achieving net zero. By enabling a smarter, more resilient electricity network we're ensuring our local communities continue to receive the power they need, both now and in the future. We are consistently investing and innovating to improve network resilience and future-proof power supplies for life's changing demands, from rolling out large scale EV charging schemes to supporting small community generation projects.

**What's in it for you?**

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

**Next Steps**

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check. The role will require National Security Vetting, so any job offer is dependent on receiving security clearance

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